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How to Say ‘What is your name?’ in French

Comment vous appelez-vous ?

kuh-mahn voo ah-pluh-lay voo

[kuh-mahn voo ah-pluh-lay voo]

Phrase Breakdown

Comment

[kuh-mahn]

How

Used to inquire about the state of something.

Example

Comment était ta réunion aujourd'hui ?

How was your meeting today?

vous appelez-vous ?

voo ah-pluh-lay voo

do you call yourself?

Link the 's' of 'vous' to 'appelez' with a 'z' sound: 'voo-za-play-voo'. Your voice rises at the end.

Example

Et vous, comment vous appelez-vous ?

And you, what is your name?

Words in this phrase

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

appelez

[ah-pluh-lay]

are called / are named

From the reflexive verb 's'appeler', used to ask or say someone's name.

Example

Vous vous appelez Marie, c'est bien ça ?

Your name is Marie, is that right?

-vous

[voo]

yourself

Reflexive pronoun attached to the verb in the command 'sit down'.

Example

Dans « Asseyez-vous. », « -vous » fait partie du verbe pronominal.

In “Sit down.”, “-vous” is part of the reflexive verb.

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